Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-07 | Page 9 | Speaker Explains Adult Education

SPEAKER EXPLAINS ADULT EDUCATION Adult education was stressed as one of oC the principal modern developments developments devel devel- of the teaching field by Dr John T. T professor proCessor of ot education and director of the Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art training school at the University sit sity of or Utah in an address Monday night Dr was the speaker at atthe atthe atthe the weekly University of or Utah extension cx- cx tension division lecture series on Who Vho Docs Does Your Thinking at the Hotel Utah His address was entitled entitled en en- in Education titled The Left Lett Wing Ving tion t V tHeretofore Heretofore he said education has been viewed largely as infant training Many educators arc are assuming assuming as as- suming the role of molders of contemporary contemporary contemporary con con- temporary thought and this group is broadening broadening- the scope of oC education education education tion to include adults as well welt using books radio period periodicals eals public forums Corums urns and other agencies commonly common common- ly employed to influence public opinion on He listed barriers In social reforms reforms re re- forms orm in the school as the conservative conservative conserva conserva- tive the school board the freedom free free- r edom e- e dom dent of or school administrators lack lackor of or unanimity l of ot opinion as to what constitutes desirable social good oaths parental objections and teachers who arc poorly prepared